Given the evidence, Trump can no longer plausibly deny that he was willing to cross the line and work with Cohen to break the law. After being sentenced on Wednesday to three years in federal prison for committing crimes against the United States, Cohen insisted he was "taking full responsibility" for his past actions. Cohen is not some upstanding pillar of the community who accidentally ran afoul of the law. The Cohen case gives us a unique window into Trump's mindset, character and view of the rule of law. The Cohen crimes speak volumes about the kind of people Donald Trump surrounded himself with.

Source: CNN December 12, 2018 22:07 UTC